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#0270 · Hoenn · Generation 3

# Lotad

Water Weed Pokémon · Water/Grass-type

![Lotad official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/270.webp)

Lotad is a [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water)/[Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass)-type Pokémon, the Water Weed Pokémon, number 270 (#0270) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the [Hoenn](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hoenn) region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 2.6 kg.

Lotad is the Water Weed Pokémon, a tiny Water and Grass type with a lily pad on its head that ferries Pokémon that cannot swim across the water. The leaf repels dirt, so it stays clean even after carrying mud-covered passengers.

## How to pronounce Lotad

Lotad is pronounced **LOH-tad**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Lotad said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/270.mp3)

In Japanese it is ハスボー (Hassboh).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Lotad is a small plant Pokémon, blue in colour, with six stubby legs, large eyes and a wide yellow bill-like mouth. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 2.6 kg. The Pokédex says the leaf on its head grew so large and heavy that Lotad gave up living on land, and that the leaf wilts if Lotad goes too long without drinking.

### Behaviour

Lotad gather on lakes in great numbers, sometimes covering the surface with their leaves. A Lotad ferries small Pokémon across ponds on its leaf, and on rare occasions it travels over land in search of clean water.

### Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is Water's Edge: ponds and lakes with clean water.

### Powers

Swift Swim doubles its Speed in rain and Rain Dish restores HP in rain, so Rain Dance, learned at level 33 in Scarlet and Violet, suits it; Own Tempo is hidden. It also learns Absorb, Mega Drain, Bubble Beam, Giga Drain and Energy Ball. With a 220 base total it is a stepping stone to Ludicolo.

### Name origin

Lotad may combine 'lotus' and 'lily pad' with 'tad' or 'tadpole'. The Japanese name is Hassboh (ハスボー), possibly from hasu ('lotus') and akanbō ('baby') or bōshi ('hat').

### Design inspiration

Lotad appears to combine a lily pad with the kappa, a Japanese water yōkai that carries a dish of water on its head and has a turtle-style beak. These are fan readings.

### Evolution notes

Lotad evolves into Lombre at level 14, and Lombre becomes Ludicolo with a Water Stone.

### In the games

In Scarlet and Violet Lotad is wild around Kitakami in The Teal Mask, including 2 star Tera Raid Battles. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire, where Bulbapedia says it is exclusive to Sapphire. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A, and it has a Pokédex entry in Pokémon Pokopia.

### In the anime

Brock got his Lotad in 'The Lotad Lowdown', from three sisters who ran a flower shop and kept a horde of them; it was slow and sometimes stared blankly before attacking.

### Fun facts

- Lotad, Lombre and Ludicolo are the only Pokémon with Rain Dish as a regular Ability rather than a Hidden one, in the game data.
- Their Water 1 and Grass Egg Group pairing is unique too: no other species has both, and no other Water type breeds in the Grass group or Grass type in the Water 1 group.
- Lotad is a twin of Seedot: both are Grass types with a 220 base total, and Bulbapedia says each was a Ruby or Sapphire exclusive found in the same places.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Lotad (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Lotad_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Lotad (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/lotad/)

## Base stats

- HP: **40**
- Attack: **30**
- Defense: **30**
- Sp. Atk: **40**
- Sp. Def: **50**
- Speed: **30**

Lotad’s base stat total is **220**. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

## Type matchups

### What is Lotad weak to?

Lotad takes extra damage from [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (2×), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying) (2×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (2×) moves.

It resists [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (¼×), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×).

## Evolution

### How does Lotad evolve?

Lotad evolves into [Lombre](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lombre) at level 14.

The whole family: **Lotad**, [Lombre](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lombre), [Ludicolo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ludicolo).

- [Lombre](https://pokee.si/pokemon/lombre) evolves into [Ludicolo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/ludicolo) (Water Stone).

## Abilities

- [Swift Swim](https://pokee.si/abilities/swift-swim): Doubles Speed during rain.
- [Rain Dish](https://pokee.si/abilities/rain-dish): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.
- [Own Tempo](https://pokee.si/abilities/own-tempo) (hidden ability): Prevents confusion.

## Moves

### Moves Lotad learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Growl](https://pokee.si/moves/growl) | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | [Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish) | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 3 | [Absorb](https://pokee.si/moves/absorb) | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 6 | [Water Gun](https://pokee.si/moves/water-gun) | Water | Special | 40 |
| 9 | [Mist](https://pokee.si/moves/mist) | Ice | Status | — |
| 12 | [Mega Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/mega-drain) | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 16 | [Flail](https://pokee.si/moves/flail) | Normal | Physical | — |
| 20 | [Bubble Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/bubble-beam) | Water | Special | 65 |
| 24 | [Leech Seed](https://pokee.si/moves/leech-seed) | Grass | Status | — |
| 28 | [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain) | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 33 | [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance) | Water | Status | — |
| 38 | [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt) | Psychic | Physical | 80 |
| 43 | [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball) | Grass | Special | 90 |

### TM moves (36)

Lotad can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Disarming Voice](https://pokee.si/moves/disarming-voice), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Chilling Water](https://pokee.si/moves/chilling-water), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Magical Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/magical-leaf), [Icy Wind](https://pokee.si/moves/icy-wind), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Bullet Seed](https://pokee.si/moves/bullet-seed), [Zen Headbutt](https://pokee.si/moves/zen-headbutt), [Body Slam](https://pokee.si/moves/body-slam), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Seed Bomb](https://pokee.si/moves/seed-bomb), [Grass Knot](https://pokee.si/moves/grass-knot), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Giga Drain](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-drain), [Energy Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/energy-ball), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Grassy Terrain](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-terrain), [Blizzard](https://pokee.si/moves/blizzard), [Solar Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/solar-beam), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Weather Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/weather-ball), [Grassy Glide](https://pokee.si/moves/grassy-glide), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Whirlpool](https://pokee.si/moves/whirlpool), [Muddy Water](https://pokee.si/moves/muddy-water).

Egg moves (6):[Counter](https://pokee.si/moves/counter), [Razor Leaf](https://pokee.si/moves/razor-leaf), [Sweet Scent](https://pokee.si/moves/sweet-scent), [Synthesis](https://pokee.si/moves/synthesis), [Teeter Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/teeter-dance), [Tickle](https://pokee.si/moves/tickle).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Grass.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Def effort value.
- Base experience yield: 44.

## Pokédex entries

Its leaf grew too large for it to live on land. That is how it began to live floating in the water. *(HeartGold, SoulSilver, Shield)*

It searches about for clean water. If it does not drink water for too long, the leaf on its head wilts. *(FireRed, LeafGreen, Y, Sword)*

Lotad is said to have dwelled on land before. However, this Pokémon is thought to have returned to water because the leaf on its head grew large and heavy. It now lives by floating atop the water. *(Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)*

Lotad live in ponds and lakes, where they float on the surface. It grows weak if its broad leaf dies. On rare occasions, this Pokémon travels on land in search of clean water. *(Ruby, Omega Ruby)*

It looks like an aquatic plant and serves as a ferry to Pokémon that can't swim. *(Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)*

This Pokémon lives in ponds with clean water. It is known to ferry small Pokémon across ponds by carrying them on the broad leaf on its head. *(Emerald)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: ハスボー
- **Romaji**: Hassboh
- **French**: Nénupiot
- **German**: Loturzel
- **Spanish**: Lotad
- **Italian**: Lotad
- **Korean**: 연꽃몬
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 莲叶童子
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 蓮葉童子

## Trivia

- Lowest base stat total among Grass types in Gen 3: 220, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 9% of all Pokémon (2.6 kg).
- Base stat total 220, ranked #994 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Water and Grass.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 19 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Lotad (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Lotad_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Lotad (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/lotad/).
- Pronunciation (LOH-tad): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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[Water-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/water) · [Grass-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/grass) · [Water/Grass weaknesses and matchups](https://pokee.si/types/water-grass) · [Hoenn region guide](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hoenn) · [Swift Swim ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/swift-swim) · [Rain Dish ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/rain-dish) · [Own Tempo ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/own-tempo) · [Compare Lotad](https://pokee.si/compare?ids=270) · [Full Pokédex](https://pokee.si/pokedex) · [Type chart](https://pokee.si/types) · [All moves](https://pokee.si/moves)

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